Number of neonatal deaths in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of neonatal deaths was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 197 countries
All-time high
9
in 1990
All-time low
2
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 2 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Tuvalu peaked at 9 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2021.
Tuvalu ranks 190th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 634, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 190 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 190 Palau 2 compare
- 193 Andorra 1 compare
- 193 Monaco 1 compare
- 193 Nauru 1 compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 compare
More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Tuvalu?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Tuvalu was 2 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Tuvalu ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.